As their most recent project, sixth-grade science students at Mountain Middle School built a bridge to somewhere – arriving very likely at a solid grasp of structural engineering, ratio, force ...

The students in Mike Johnson's design classes at Kenowa Hills High School have been trying to see how long a bridge made out of balsa wood, glue, and 8-pound fishing line can hold 25 pounds.

Teacher Bill Evans has built many wooden bridges in his time in high school and college. ... Bridge building exercise at Berea's Midpark High School gives students a hands-on engineering lesson.

Campbell constructed the balsa wood bridge for physics class at RHS, he said he has always been interested in architecture and that is what he plans on going to college for. Through the competition ...

A balsa wood bridge isn't something you'd want to drive your car over, but it can be a useful way to expose kids to engineering. The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program recently hosted ...

For Bridge Bust, teams assemble their bridges from 20 sticks of balsa wood and a bottle of glue. Most bridges are approximately 2 feet long and 8 inches high. The teams are judged on loading ...

charleston – West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) held its 24th Annual West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest at WVU Tech in Beckley on Saturday, March 29.

Teams in the competition will build a balsa wood bridge designed to carry the most weight possible, using as few materials as possible. Awards are based on design as well as loading capacity. The ...

The USF-Selmon Balsa Bridge Design Competition began in the 1980s as a student-run project to connect the University with area under-represented middle and high school students and provide a fun ...